PLATFORMS

MOGADISHU — The National Commission for Refugees and IDPs (NCRI) today commemorated World Refugee Day, which is officially observed on June 20 each year, holding the event two days ahead of its official date as it coincided this year with the start of the national secondary school examinations in Somalia, …

KISMAYO — Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Ahmed Madobe) launched in Kismayo a resilience-strengthening project for internally displaced persons and vulnerable communities, as part of broader efforts to support sustainable development and improve living conditions for displacement-affected populations across the state. The project is a strategic development initiative aimed at …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SODMA) held talks with a high-level delegation from the Arab Republic of Egypt on strengthening bilateral cooperation in humanitarian affairs and disaster management, as part of joint efforts to enhance responses to Somalia’s growing humanitarian challenges. The meeting was held in Mogadishu, where …

GAROWE — ​The Ministry of Environment, Pasture, and Climate Change of Puntland State, Somalia, participated yesterday in an extensive consultative meeting dedicated to discussing the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) study for the “Sinan” development project. The project is being implemented in collaboration with international institutions and local authorities …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) held its periodic meeting of the National Disaster Management Coordination Committee in Mogadishu, as part of efforts aimed at strengthening institutional integration, raising the level of national emergency preparedness, and ensuring an effective and rapid national response to crises. The meeting, hosted …

HARGEISA — The Ministry of Resettlement and Humanitarian Affairs in the Government of Somaliland held its periodic monthly meeting for the coordination and management of displaced persons camps, known as the “Shelter and Site Coordination” meeting, in the capital, Hargeisa, with broad participation from relevant government entities and international humanitarian …

GAROWE — The Ministry of Environment, Pasture, and Climate Change of Puntland State, Somalia, held a series of extensive coordination meetings today, Sunday, with delegations from “Save the Children” and “CARE” International. The discussions focused on exploring strategic cooperation avenues in environmental protection and enhancing climate change resilience, hosted in …

HARGEISA — The Ministry of Resettlement and Humanitarian Affairs in the Government of Somaliland, in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), received five Somali citizens today at Egal International Airport in Hargeisa. The returnees arrived back home voluntarily after facing hazardous conditions during irregular migration journeys. The Ministry …

GAROWE —  The monthly Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) meeting was held at the headquarters of the Puntland Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen coordination among government institutions and humanitarian organizations operating in the region. According to a media update published on the …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) concluded in Mogadishu a two-day consultative meeting held on 9 and 10 June, dedicated to the establishment of the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF), with broad participation from the Federal Government, Federal Member States, international partners, and civil society organizations. The …